Repeat emergency department visits by nursing home residents: a cohort study using health administrative data

Repeat emergency department visits by nursing home residents: a cohort study using health administrative data

Abstract Background Nursing home (NH) residents are frequent users of emergency departments (ED) and while prior research suggests that repeat visits are common, there is little data describing this phenomenon. Our objectives were to describe repeat ED visits over one year, identify risk factors for...

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Main Authors: Andrea Gruneir, Candemir Cigsar, Xuesong Wang, Alice Newman, Susan E. Bronskill, Geoff M. Anderson, Paula A. Rochon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-07-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Repeated events
Recurrent events
Long-term care
Emergency
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-018-0854-8

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